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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eyes

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European éyes, plural of *ís.

Pronoun

*eyes pl (accusative *ens, genitive *ēsom, dative *ēbis)[2][3]

  1. they

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Breton: i
    • Middle Cornish: y, i
      • Cornish: i
    • Middle Welsh: wy
  • Old Irish: é (“they”)
    • Middle Irish: íat
      • Irish: iad
      • Scottish Gaelic: iad
      • Manx: ad

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Peter Schrijver (1997) Studies in the History of Celtic Pronouns and Particles (Maynooth Studies in Celtic Linguistics; II), Maynooth: The Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, →ISBN, § II.2.1, pages 60–61
  3. Stüber, Karin (2017) “The morphology of Celtic”, in Jared Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 2, De Gruyter Mouton, page 1209 of 1203–1217
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